The EVSTDRVG611MC from STMicroelectronics is a gallium-nitride motor-control reference design that handles over 600 W without a heatsink, combining STDRIVEG611 GaN gate drivers, 650 V GaN transistors and an STM32G431 microcontroller for appliance and industrial drive applications. The 108 mm x 110 mm board supports DC input operation, enables field-oriented control with sensorless or sensored […]
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GaN transistors and USB-C combine on single motor control platform
The REF_ARIF240GaN from Arrow Electronics and Infineon Technologies AG is a 240W USB Power Delivery (PD) 3.2 reference design for battery-powered motor control systems, combining Infineon’s EZ-PD™ PMG1-B2 controller with up to 240W USB sink capability and integrated buck-boost functionality, a PSOC C3 180 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller, and 100V CoolGaN G5 transistors. The design […]
GaN motor drive integrates with USB-C PD stack on single platform
Arrow Electronics and Infineon Technologies have released the REF_ARIF240GaN, a 240W USB PD 3.2 reference design that combines high-power USB-C charging with GaN-based motor drive on a single platform. The design centers on Infineon’s EZ-PD PMG1-B2 USB PD 3.2 controller with integrated buck-boost, a 180MHz PSoC C3 Arm Cortex-M33 MCU, and 100V CoolGaN G5 transistors, […]
Zoned cooling targets AI thermal hotspots
Zoned Cooling™ reference design from Ventiva introduces a zone-based thermal architecture that directs airflow to high-heat components such as CPUs, GPUs and AI accelerators rather than cooling an entire chassis uniformly. The design replaces mechanical fans with solid-state ionic cooling modules, enabling reclaimed motherboard space, reduced noise and modular scalability across AI-ready laptops, client-edge devices […]
Modular GaN reference design scales to 108 kW configurations
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation has released a 5 kW AC-to-48 V DC reference design using enhancement-mode gallium nitride power devices. The system achieves 96.5% efficiency and 116 W/in³ power density while meeting Open Rack V3 size specifications. The design consists of two stages. The EPC91107KIT front-end stage converts 240 VAC to 400 VDC using a […]
Reference board delivers 12-kilowatt thermal design power with SiC JFET
Infineon Technologies AG has launched a 48-volt smart eFuse family and a reference board for hot-swap controllers designed for 400-volt and 800-volt power architectures in AI data centers. The products address power path protection requirements for high-power AI server systems operating at voltages from 48V to 400V and 800V. The eFuse ICs XDP730, XDP720, XDP721, […]
12 kW reference design targets AI data centers
Infineon Technologies AG is introducing a 12 kW reference design for high-performance power supply units (PSUs), specifically designed for AI data centers and server applications. The reference design offers high efficiency and high-power density, and leverages all relevant semiconductor materials: silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC), and gallium nitride (GaN). It is aimed at research and […]
Heatsink-free design achieves 95 percent efficiency at all loads
Power Integrations is rolling out a new reference design kit tailored specifically for solar-powered race cars as 37 student teams prepare to race across the Outback in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge starting August 24. The kit, RDK-85SLR, features the PI InnoSwitch3-AQ IC, which incorporates PI’s PowiGaN gallium-nitride switch technology. The kit is inspired by a design created by PI’s PowerPros online […]
Circular inverter design eliminates electrolytic capacitors using MLCC-only DC link
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) introduces the EPC91118, the first commercially available reference design to integrate gallium nitride (GaN) IC technology for humanoid robot motor joints. Optimized for space-constrained and weight-sensitive applications such as humanoid limbs and compact drone propulsion, the EPC91118 delivers up to 15 ARMS per phase from a 15 V to 55 […]
Data center PSU integrates Gen-3 SiC MOSFETs with 3-phase interleaved topology
Navitas Semiconductor has announced its latest 12 kW power supply unit (PSU), designed for production, reference design for hyperscale AI data centers with high-power rack densities of 120 kW. The 12 kW PSU complies with Open Rack v3 (ORv3) specifications and Open Compute Project (OCP) guidelines. It utilizes Gen-3 Fast SiC MOSFETs, a novel ‘IntelliWeave’ digital platform, and high-power […]
